The top reported proficiency rate is 42% in Science. The lowest is 25% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Warren Central Intermediate
Warren Central Intermediate sits on Sherman Avenue in Vicksburg, serving grades three through six as part of the Vicksburg Warren School District. It is a traditional public school, not a charter or magnet, and its enrollment is modest for a school spanning four grade levels. The student body is predominantly Black, with small shares of White, Asian, multiracial, Hispanic, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. Every student at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which marks it as a campus serving an economically disadvantaged community across the board. Data on special education enrollment and English learner status was not available, so those populations cannot be characterized here.
On Mississippi's state assessments, the MAAP, proficiency results from the most recent school year show a school working from a low base with some brighter spots. In English language arts, third graders reached proficiency at a modest level, fourth and fifth graders performed somewhat better, and sixth graders dipped back down. The strongest reading results sit in the middle grades. Math performance is generally weaker. Third-grade math proficiency is quite low, fifth grade is also low, and fourth and sixth grades land somewhat higher but still below what most parents would hope to see. Science, tested only in fifth grade, was the school's strongest subject, with a solid share of students reaching proficiency. A parent looking at these results would want to ask the school how it supports students who arrive below grade level and what interventions are in place, particularly in third-grade math where the results are weakest. Participation rates were not reported, and no multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether performance is improving or declining over time.
Vicksburg itself is a small Mississippi River city with a distinctive economic mix. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the dominant employer, operating three large installations in town, and a portion of the local workforce is federal. Four casinos line the riverfront, and tourism built around Civil War history, especially the Vicksburg National Military Park, supports the local economy. Downtown sits atop a high bluff overlooking the river, with restaurants, specialty shops, and art galleries concentrated there, though most of the city beyond the core is auto-oriented. Interstate 20 cuts through Vicksburg, providing the only interstate crossing of the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and Memphis. The surrounding area retains agricultural character, and the city functions as a regional commercial hub for Warren County.
The housing market around the school is affordable by most standards. Home values in the school's zip code sit well below the state benchmark and far below the national benchmark, and recent values have declined modestly over the past year. The price-to-income ratio is below the national figure, meaning homes here cost less relative to typical earnings than in much of the country. Rent data was not available. For families considering a move into the attendance zone, housing costs are likely to be manageable compared with most U.S. metros, though the declining population trend in Vicksburg, publicly reported in census estimates, reflects a city that has been losing residents rather than growing.
The school's setting within this community matters for what families should expect. With universal free or reduced-price lunch eligibility and a student body drawn from neighborhoods in a city with limited economic diversity, Warren Central Intermediate is serving a population that arrives with the challenges common to high-poverty schools. The proficiency data reflects that reality. At the same time, the fifth-grade science results and the middle-grade ELA results suggest the school is reaching some students effectively, and a parent would want to understand what drives those brighter spots and whether that instruction carries into other grades and subjects.
Several pieces of information that would help round out the picture were not available. The data did not include a locale classification, Title I status, discipline data, course access details, staffing ratios, or attendance figures. No program offerings were listed, so it is unclear what electives, extracurriculars, or specialized supports the school provides. No neighbor comparison was available to position Warren Central Intermediate against other schools in Warren County. The district brief for Vicksburg Warren School District did not surface recent parent-relevant changes such as curriculum updates, facility investments, or policy shifts. These gaps mean the account here rests on assessment results, demographics, and community context, and a family would want to fill in the rest through direct conversation with the school.
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